Plunged into chaos after the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Libya has two parliaments and governments vying for power, one in Tripoli and one in the eastern port city of Tobruk, which is recognized by the international community.
On June 29, delegations from both sides headed home from the Moroccan resort of Skhirat after holding their first direct talks in months but failed to agree on U.N. proposals for a united government.
U.N. envoy Bernardino Leon had appealed to them to endorse his proposals for a merged administration to tackle a growing jihadist presence in the North African nation, which has cast a shadow over its neighbors, especially Tunisia.
Omar Hamidan, spokesman for Tripoli's General National Congress, said "this draft accord is not the satisfactory state (necessary) for us to initial it."
The GNC called on the U.N. envoy to "reopen the debate," and said its team was "ready to head (to the table of) dialogue immediately, once a date is decided, to "discuss modifications the GNC wants to introduce in the text."
Among these are a called for "respecting the judiciary," a possible reference to a Supreme Court decision invalidating the parliament in the east, which was elected in June 2014.
The GNC is close to Fajr Libya, an alliance of Islamist militias that controls the capital, and which called the proposal a betrayal of those who "fought for the liberation of Libya and the preservation of its sovereignty".
A surge of jihadist violence across the region, including the killing of 38 people, most of them British tourists, at a Tunisian beach resort last month, has prompted mounting international pressure for a deal.
AFP
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8/7/15
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Tunisia to build border wall with Libya to halt jihadists...
ReplyDeleteTunisia Prime Minister Habib Essid announced plans Tuesday to build a wall along part of its eastern border with Libya in a bid to contain the inflow of jihadist militants.
The wall will stretch 160 kilometres from the coast inland, covering about a third of Tunisia’s 460-kilometre border with its eastern neighbour, Essid told state TV.
The security fence is expected to be completed by the end of 2015, he added.
The Tunisian army would build the wall, which would have surveillance centres at certain points along the fence, said Essid.
The announcement came weeks after a gunman, who is believed to have trained in Libya, opened fire on a Tunisian beach resort, killing 38 people................http://www.france24.com/en/20150708-tunisia-libya-border-wall-security
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